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The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

Young children are such exuberant, joy-filled creatures, eager to embrace life

in all its mystery and majesty. Everything is new, exciting, a gift—a bubble, a

snowflake, a mud puddle. But something in the process of growing up so often

takes the juice out of us.We become encrusted, hard, jaded. We lose our joy, our

exuberance, our passionate embrace of life.We trudge instead of skip, retreat

instead of explore, “too old for that,” whatever “that” is.

This drying up is so common that when we meet a vibrant, joy-filled older

person, he or she stands out as a singular exception. But we don’t have to lose

the happiness or juiciness of youth. All we need to do is to tap into our sense

of gratitude, for when we do, we are like little children again, seeing the world

for the first time.

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